I had a short conversation with gcw360 about upgrades for my RIS. In that conversation I said the fins from my bucking were crooked. He suggested placing a wire in the nub to make it stiffer. I made this modification and it seems to have fantastic results. I think I need to to a little better of a job on it as the hopup does not retract all the way out of the barrel now. Anyways, I measured 110ft and hit my target every shot with .2s ( i ran out of .25s). I'm going to get some .25s and test. I think it will be pretty awesome. So to gxw and the community, thanks for being here and helping us noobs!

On a side note, the last time I had my gun chronoed it was low around 360. It seems like my bbs are going faster now. The only way I can tell is the time it takes to hit the target i have set up seems shorter. Is it reasonable to think that crooked fins can negatively affect fps?

So did the wire straighten out the "fins"? I noticed even when the bucking is in the barrel slot it can twist, i turn it while in the hop up until there centered. 360fps with .25 is about right for a stock RIS.

the community has a lot of good techs, real good - van, chuck, niko & some others have great helpful posts. But, gcw is a huge asset to this board. I don't know where to start, how much he helped me, and others. We are very lucky to have him!!

I had a short conversation with gcw360 about upgrades for my RIS. In that conversation I said the fins from my bucking were crooked. He suggested placing a wire in the nub to make it stiffer. I made this modification and it seems to have fantastic results. I think I need to to a little better of a job on it as the hopup does not retract all the way out of the barrel now. Anyways, I measured 110ft and hit my target every shot with .2s ( i ran out of .25s). I'm going to get some .25s and test. I think it will be pretty awesome. So to gxw and the community, thanks for being here and helping us noobs!

On a side note, the last time I had my gun chronoed it was low around 360. It seems like my bbs are going faster now. The only way I can tell is the time it takes to hit the target i have set up seems shorter. Is it reasonable to think that crooked fins can negatively affect fps?

Thanks again,
Jesse

When you removed the Inner Barrel in order to access your Nub, did you dis-assemble the Hop-up Unit, or just shake the Nub out of the Hop-up Unit after removing the Inner Barrel and then re-install?

So did the wire straighten out the "fins"? I noticed even when the bucking is in the barrel slot it can twist, i turn it while in the hop up until there centered.

Yeah, it did. Or taking it apart and getting it back together did it. Maybe i just did a better job putting it in this time

vanevery, on 23 December 2013 - 04:12 PM, said:

When you removed the inner barrelWWhen you removed the Inner Barrel in order to access your Nub, did you dis-assemble the Hop-up Unit, or just shake the Nub out of the Hop-up Unit after removing the Inner Barrel and then re-install?

When you removed the Inner Barrel in order to access your Nub, did you dis-assemble the Hop-up Unit, or just shake the Nub out of the Hop-up Unit after removing the Inner Barrel and then re-install?

I do suggest following Tales advice and trimming the width of the Nub by a hair. Also make sure the Bucking is seated fully forward and that the barrel window and Hop-up Unit window are aligned. Here is a tip: being that the Inner Barrel sticks out a little bit in the Flash Hider, you can actually press down on it to ensure the Inner Barrel and Bucking seal all the way forward. It is also easy for things to get misaligned when inserting the Inner Barrel as the Hop-up Unit sometimes snags on the Charging Handle or Bolt Cover.

Yeah, it did. Or taking it apart and getting it back together did it. Maybe i just did a better job putting it in this time

I took the hop up unit completely apart.

I'm sure it's the reassembly that straightened the nub and thus aligned and evened out the bucking's engagement. The wire only stiffens the nub. The suggestion of trimming the nub to slightly shorten it can be a huge improvement if the nub is too long. Measuring the nub vs the width of the barrel window can determine if you need to shave it down.

tales, on 23 December 2013 - 03:04 PM, said:

So did the wire straighten out the "fins"? I noticed even when the bucking is in the barrel slot it can twist, i turn it while in the hop up until there centered. 360fps with .25 is about right for a stock RIS.

the community has a lot of good techs, real good - van, chuck, niko & some others have great helpful posts. But, gcw is a huge asset to this board. I don't know where to start, how much he helped me, and others. We are very lucky to have him!!

When measuring the nub vs the barrel window are you talking in the actual barrel? It seems like the window is much bigger than the nub... I might be wrong, i have not measured it yet. Is the nub supposed to be the same size as the window in the barrel?

When measuring the nub vs the barrel window are you talking in the actual barrel? It seems like the window is much bigger than the nub... I might be wrong, i have not measured it yet. Is the nub supposed to be the same size as the window in the barrel?

The nub needs to fit not only through the barrel cut out but the window in the hop-up. If it does that, and most time it does, then you are fine.

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Posted 24 December 2013 - 02:06 PM

Also have to remember that nubs can sometimes swell too. So take Tales advice and trim the length of the nub with a razor blade. The nub must be able to move freely through the hop up unit window when engaged.